Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
OLEOMARGARINE.

Mir John C. Hubbard, of New Haven, has become editor of the Bridgeport Farmer.
 An automaton maker recently made some Anarchists, but they wouldn't work Puck.
 "Joe" Jones, of Georgia. a brother of "Sam" Jones has made his debut as an evangelist" and is described as the iveliest one yet seen.
 HeIen-s'Mamma, what is casus belli?" Mother-"My child, never speak of anything so indelicate. It is the Latin for stomach-ache.
 The Evening Sun in the issue of November IT, contains @ tragedy in verse entitled "Locrine." It is written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, and will repay careful perusal.
 Jake Brown, who has been on trial in Bridgeport for the murder of his wife, was convicted of murder Tn thr eocon>' degree, the penalty for which is inn prisonment for life.
 Mrs Sarah Gowdey, aged 80. who was present at the birth of General Grant and was his nurse in infancy, died at Portsmouth, Ohio, on Monday Nov 14. "Johnny," said the minister, rather severly, ''do you chew tobacco?" 'Yes, sir" was the reply, "but I'm clean out just now. Sorry. Jimmy Browns got some, though"
 The TakeyiIle correspOndent of the Amenia Times says: "Peter Turner is once more happy father ''the 18th time" The event took place last We'd nesday. Itis girl.
 "A Litchfeld county farmer has stored several hundred barrels of apples away under hay, where they will remain until next July He expects they will then bring from s5 to s7 barrel.
 p3e Boston Transcript believes the first mention of playing cards is found in the Bible-'i i. e. "when Neb euchred Nezzar." An impression prevailed that it was when Satan played the deuce in the Garden of Eden-beat pair, as it were.-[ Norristown Herald.
 The steamer w., A. Scholten, Capt Taat, which left Rotterdam Saturday morning with 21O persons on board, was sunk in the English Channel by 8 collision with the steamer Rosa Mary Hartlapool, ten miles off Dover, at II o'clock Saturday night, and 132 persons were drowned.
 StPeter:"Who knocks?" Heathen:" :"One whom the missionary has snatched from the burning" St Peter: "What mission ary?" Heather: cone from Andover, Mass St Peter: "Please take seat for while on the brush heap to the left of the gate. can't tell until the Andover controversy is settled whether you are saved or not"
 Mrs N. Howard of Winsted was run over by the cars and killed Sunday morning while on her way to church. The Naugatuck Sunday morning train was being switched into place after ar rival from Bridgeport, and the engineer did not see her as she crossed the track. She was 52 years old and had lived for ten years within ten rods of where she met her death.
 The annual report of the Housatonic Railroad Company for the year ending September 30, 1887, shows the gross earnings of the year to be $982, ,549 62, or $6O, 900 in excess of last year. The operating expenses exceeded those of last year by about $1OO, ,O0O and the net earnings amounted to $48, GOO less. The company transported 100000 more passengers than it did the previous year. Bridgeport Leader.
 At special meeting of Plymouth church and society held Nov 15 it was decided with but one dissenting vote to call Rev Charles A. Berry, of Wolver- hampton, England, to fill the pulpit. The dissenter was B. B. Hutchinson, who explained that he thought the pastor should be an American. The salary to be offered MT Berry is $10,00O per annum. Mir Berry has not yet accepted the call but was given @ few days to consider the subject.
 The New York Ledger for Saturday, December 10, will appear with the firm name of s'Robert Bonner's Sons, editors and proprietors, instead of the familiar Robert Bonner" and the following public announcement will explain the change. This week I retire from the management of The New York Ledger, having transferred all my right. title and interist in The Ledger, The Ledger building, and everything connected with the paper, to my three sons. who will hereafter conduct the business under the firm name of Robert Bonners Sons.-[ Hartford Post.
 Mrs William H. Goodrich, wife of William H. Goodrich of the Courant, died Wednesday at her home in Hart ford of consumption which on the morn ing of the day of her death took on the form of tubercular meningitis. The de- ceased was formerly Miss Fannie A. Sheldon, daughter of tle late Horace Sheldon. She had been married 32 years and leaves four children. Mrs James H Bidwell, w. S. Goodrich, Miss F. Zu- lette Goodrich and Frank A. Goodrich. Mrs Goodrich was a member of the Rev Dr Parker's church, woman of sweet Christian character, who has de- voted her life to her family.
 Governor Lou nsbury's Thanksgiving proclamation, whi oh appeared this week in the papers Is an original document, not copied from any cyclopedia or read ing book. It contains no familiar quota tions, and is refreshing for the absence of the usual orthodox pestilence that wasteth at monday and the famine that stalketh by moonshine. The Governor starts off by saying that there IS nothing in particular to be thankful for this year, and so On general priciples he re- comments the acknowledgment of ''life's common blessings" Gov. Louns- bury at least, has special cause for fer. vent gratitude, in the fact that our state constitution retains the wretched provis. 1 ion that naada him uorerna, in srita al